Blood pressure in the cold: why readings rise in winter
The vessels narrow, the pressure rises: in winter readings run measurably higher than in summer. How large the effect is – and what it me...
Understanding readings
Blood pressure target range: why the time within it counts
Two people with the same average value can have had very different 24 hours. What 48,687 ambulatory measurements show about the course in...
Blood pressure of 105 over 65: when you should act
A low reading alone is no reason to act. Four questions that clarify whether 105 over 65 is harmless for you or should be checked.
Blood pressure chart by age: what really applies
Charts with normal values that rise with age circulate everywhere – but they are not in the guidelines. What really applies in older age ...
Blood pressure of 100 over 70 in women: when low is too low
Low blood pressure without symptoms is not considered to need treatment. What matters is not the number, but whether symptoms occur – and...
Blood pressure 160/80: why the gap matters
The upper value is clearly too high, the lower one completely normal. This combination has its own name and is the most common form of hi...
Blood pressure 135/85 – still normal or already too high?
This number sits right on the borderline – and the answer depends on where it was measured. At the doctor’s surgery it is still high norm...
Blood pressure chart: what your numbers mean
Different thresholds apply at the doctor’s surgery and at home. The complete chart, what really changed in 2024 and why there is no blood...
Pulse pressure: what the gap between your blood pressure values reveals
There is more between 160/80 and 118/78 than just a high upper value. The gap between the two numbers – the pulse pressure – says somethi...
Blood pressure in the heat: why readings fluctuate in summer
In summer the blood vessels widen and blood pressure falls – considerably in some people. Why heat shifts your readings, when dizziness i...
Why your blood pressure is different every time you measure it
Two measurements two minutes apart, two different numbers – and both were measured correctly. Why blood pressure fluctuates from second t...
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